Whitepaper: The Changing Face of IFE: The Re-launch of In-Flight Broadband

In-flight broadband is entering a new era. In addition to growth in DBS offering on-board flights, the past six months have seen announcements and strategic positioning as industry players prepare to re-launch in-flight service in the wake of Connexion by Boeingâ€™s failure. This whitepaper which provides a high-level overview of the market, is a summary of MultiMedia Intelligence's in-depth market research report on In-Flight Broadband and live video.

With the imminent re-launch of in-flight Internet service, strategic positioning focuses on two core areas: bandwidth and technology choice. Competitors differ whether to offer a less costly narrowband solution, or a more costly, but more robust and future-proof, broadband solution. Within the broadband space there is also positioning between the two camps of in-flight broadband solution providers, those employing air-to-ground (ATG) technologies and those using satellite-based technologies.